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. >>> the top u.s. commander in afghanistan general john allen is now being investigated in the scandal that is surrounding the former cia director david petraeus. >> officials say allen was e-mailing the woman down in florida who sparked the investigation, jill kelly. kelly wright joins us with the latest developments. >>> no relation at all there. now another sex scandal bombshell against another top commander. this time general john allen as you said. the he is allegedly having communications with jill kelly who went to him fabout broadwell's e-mails. george little was responding to that saying while the matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined he will remain commander of the forces in afghanistan. he's entitled to due process in this matter. now in searching the charlotte north carolina home of broadwell the fbi was lacking for more information relate to go her relationship with cia director david petraeus. the resignation of petraeus over his affair is sending shock waves t
. >>> the top u.s. commander in afghanistan general john allen is now being investigated in the scandal that is surrounding the former cia director david petraeus. >> officials say allen was e-mailing the woman down in florida who sparked the investigation, jill kelly. kelly wright joins us with the latest developments. >>> no relation at all there. now another sex scandal bombshell against another top commander. this time general john allen as you said. the he is...
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now some of this is because the u.s. travel market has begun to rebound. more people are renting cars all over the country. some have to do with hurricane sandy. 200,000 cars taken out of commission. and that should lead to a short term increase in demand. the sandy bump won't last. the real reason for the resurgence of the rental car business could be because of something that happens in washington. it is one word. and that word is consolidation! over the last decade this industry has seen a series of mergers that allowed the rental car companies to cut costs and also raise price. and with the recent acquisition of dollar thrifty by hertz, there are now only four players that really matter here. just four. and one of them, enterprise is private. which means you have only three possible ways to play this rental car bull market. there is hertz, second largest player through enterprise and the largest traded rental car company and avis. and now that dollar thrifty is taken over, the last one is zip car. it's been a total dog. now back in june before we knew
now some of this is because the u.s. travel market has begun to rebound. more people are renting cars all over the country. some have to do with hurricane sandy. 200,000 cars taken out of commission. and that should lead to a short term increase in demand. the sandy bump won't last. the real reason for the resurgence of the rental car business could be because of something that happens in washington. it is one word. and that word is consolidation! over the last decade this industry has seen a...
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a bank like wells fargo, u.s. bancorp -- morgan stanley with tremendous exposure to the continent. that's why at times i've had to dismiss the earnings per share gates entirely at the moment if the cohort was radically out of favor. but i never just forgot them. instead i try to choose -- figure out which one's ten at times, break the sector of the gravitational pull and which one can shine. if the sector falls back into favor i got to be ready. in bottom 2009 remember the march bottom generational? we've seen many sectors retail and individual stocks within those sectors outperform. i like to listen to the earnings of all the retailers. at given times i am wrapped by the groups doing the best. by far the top performers during this period have been the discount stores, particularly the dollar stores. dollar general, dg, and dollar tree. when i see the markets tied at money going to retail i go back to my earnings report memory and i reach for these two. i know they have the most earnings momentum. i only know that because i keep listening to the calls. even though the group may hav
a bank like wells fargo, u.s. bancorp -- morgan stanley with tremendous exposure to the continent. that's why at times i've had to dismiss the earnings per share gates entirely at the moment if the cohort was radically out of favor. but i never just forgot them. instead i try to choose -- figure out which one's ten at times, break the sector of the gravitational pull and which one can shine. if the sector falls back into favor i got to be ready. in bottom 2009 remember the march bottom...
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for the first time, 20 women will be serving in the u.s. senate along with record numbers of asian americans and latinos. hawaii elected the nation's first practicing hindu to the house of representatives. she will also become one of the first female combat veterans in congress. i spoke with her about being part of something that would have been unthinkable just a generation ago. the decisions you make as a congressman -- >> it's part of who i am. and really my hindu practice is what motivated me to be here, the practice of karma yoga, which is dedicating your life in the service of others. saying that the separation of church and state is so important in our country and is really the basis of the freedoms that we enjoy so that we can have buddhists and hindus and christians and muslims and people of many, many different backgrounds serving alongside one another. so making sure that we continue to respect that diversity and we uphold the ability for us to live in this free country and to have these freedoms that we enjoy. >> i want to ask y
for the first time, 20 women will be serving in the u.s. senate along with record numbers of asian americans and latinos. hawaii elected the nation's first practicing hindu to the house of representatives. she will also become one of the first female combat veterans in congress. i spoke with her about being part of something that would have been unthinkable just a generation ago. the decisions you make as a congressman -- >> it's part of who i am. and really my hindu practice is what...
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according to the u.s. news and world report, give the cliff another name, and that would change the entire impact on its problems. the reality, though, is this. you'll pay higher taxes in all likelihood. consider these numbers from the tax policy center. middle class earners, folks with an income of $64,000, their rate increased 3 #.8% or $2,000. upper middle class folks, $108,000 in income, family of four maybe, two people working, your rate is 4.2% or $3500. if you make more than half a million, watch for a more than 5 #% hike in taxes or $15,000 tax increase. in rich land, earners of more than $2.5, an 8% increase in the rate, and this is how much more you pay. this is what they call fair and equal, dividing all the responsibility. i don't know, that's not what it looks like to me. the mainstream media says, forget it, it's not important. take whatever income you have, move the bonuses to calendar 2012, sell stock losers next year, and if you are gifting money to the kids arian grand kids, do it this ye
according to the u.s. news and world report, give the cliff another name, and that would change the entire impact on its problems. the reality, though, is this. you'll pay higher taxes in all likelihood. consider these numbers from the tax policy center. middle class earners, folks with an income of $64,000, their rate increased 3 #.8% or $2,000. upper middle class folks, $108,000 in income, family of four maybe, two people working, your rate is 4.2% or $3500. if you make more than half a...
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the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now. but these latest developments only serve to widen the scandal that has gripped the nation's capital since friday. tara mergener is in washington with more. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. another twist in this drama. defense secretary leon panetta ordered a pentagon investigation on monday involving one of the u.s. military's biggest names. general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head of the international forces in afghanistan, is now linked to the fbi investigation involving his predecessor. >> i want to thank you all so much for being here this morning. >> reporter: secretary of defense leon panetta confirms department of defense is investigating allen, and a senior u.s. defense official says the inquiry centers around potentially inappropriate e-mails with jill kelly, the florida woman who sparked an investigation that led to petraeus's resignation as head of the cia. >> if you know my si
the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now. but these latest developments only serve to widen the scandal that has gripped the nation's capital since friday. tara mergener is in washington with more. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. another twist in this drama. defense secretary leon panetta ordered a pentagon investigation on monday involving one of the u.s. military's biggest names. general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head...
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the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited once, twice and if it happened in the u.s. and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli troops going into gaza? un
the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited...
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again, this idea that the u.s. can occupy these countries successfully, militarily, and we shipped them in our image, is wrong. a lot of people say the u.s. had a responsibility to help afghan women. this is just a redefinition of colonialism. white men stephen brown women from brown men. if you associate women's liberation with a foreign imperial project, you actually harm it in the eyes of locals. it is much more likely that girls will proceed in becoming a spear and for the success of the project. >> i spoke with him sunday in princeton, new jersey at the 32nd anniversary of the coalition for peace action. juan cole is a university professor at the the receipt of michigan. when we come back, we continue our veterans day special. stay with us. >> "people got to be free" by the young rascals. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. sunday was veteran's day, the federal holiday honoring the men and women who fought in the u.s. forces. president obama attended a ceremony
again, this idea that the u.s. can occupy these countries successfully, militarily, and we shipped them in our image, is wrong. a lot of people say the u.s. had a responsibility to help afghan women. this is just a redefinition of colonialism. white men stephen brown women from brown men. if you associate women's liberation with a foreign imperial project, you actually harm it in the eyes of locals. it is much more likely that girls will proceed in becoming a spear and for the success of the...
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the senators demanded answers on why she tied the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, to an anti-muslim video. they didn't like what they heard. >> the concerns i have are greater today than they were before, and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> it is clear that the information that she gave the american people was incorrect. >> reporter: the president hasn't yet decided who he'll nominate to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state, but rice is the leading candidate. >> if i think that she would be the best person to serve america in the capacity of the state department, then i will nominate her. >> reporter: behind closed doors rice acknowledged that some of what she said about the libya attack was wrong but that the information came directly from the cia. the same is true of condoleezza rice, who passed on incorrect cia information on weapons of mass destruction in iraq but was still overwhelmingly confirmed as secretary of state. susan rice is closer to the president than anybody in his cabinet and has been an
the senators demanded answers on why she tied the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, to an anti-muslim video. they didn't like what they heard. >> the concerns i have are greater today than they were before, and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> it is clear that the information that she gave the american people was incorrect. >> reporter: the president hasn't yet decided who he'll nominate to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state, but...
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in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of "the new york times" and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the fallout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes, as well since the killing of ahmed al jabarry, who is the leader of hamas' military wing, but he is also one of the founders of hamas. we are talking about a huge blow to hamas, and now the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us, and we've just heard this from its military spokesperson, that they are bringing in reservists, but they are considering a ground war, but have not yet given the go-ahead for that, but they are preparing. we know that they have been firing with the air with the air strikes, but we also know that they have been firing from the sea. their ships are anchored just off of the sea there
in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of "the new york times" and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the fallout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes, as well since the killing of ahmed al jabarry, who is the leader of hamas' military...
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been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young undocumented people who are fighting to get their legal status, i felt it was an important story in terms of giving people an inside to what their situation might be like and i touch upon the fact that, you know, my family benefited from the amnesty of 1980, i had a green card by the time i was 14. so the moment i got my green card, you know, the whole world just opened up to me and there were so many possibilities that came my way that i was able to jump on because i had a green card. and i would really love to see this happen to the dreamers,
been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young...
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bush sued at the u.s. supreme court in the infamous bush versus gore case claiming that if the entire state was recounted it would create and this is the phrase from the from the lawsuit irreparable harm to complaint george w. bush and quote. so the supreme court gave the presidency to bush and it wasn't until a year later november of two thousand and one that a group of new newspapers completed their count of the florida balance and when the new york times reported on it they buried in the seventeenth paragraph of the story the bombshell that had the supreme court not intervene and had all the ballots been counted in florida as the florida supreme court had ordered al gore would have won no matter how you count the ballots is the times reports if all the ballots have been reviewed under any of seven single standards and combined with the results of an examination of over votes mr gore would have won by a very narrow margin why was the story buried the times and other news publications did not want to deal
bush sued at the u.s. supreme court in the infamous bush versus gore case claiming that if the entire state was recounted it would create and this is the phrase from the from the lawsuit irreparable harm to complaint george w. bush and quote. so the supreme court gave the presidency to bush and it wasn't until a year later november of two thousand and one that a group of new newspapers completed their count of the florida balance and when the new york times reported on it they buried in the...
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he led a distinguished 37 year career in the u.s. army eventually leading the u.s. military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan. president obama issuing a statement saying, "my thoughts and prayers are with dave and holly petraeus who has done so much to help military families through her own work. i wish them the very best at this difficult time." general petraeus was sworn in as cia director in september, 2011. his resignation comes just days ahead of key congressional hearings about the benghazi terror attack. he is no longer scheduled to testify. >> one way or the other we should have general petraeus testify. if not this week, then soon after because i don't see how we can put the whole picture together without general petraeus' testimony. >> reporter: a senate intelligence committee aide says cia deputy director michael morell who now serves as acting director of the agency will testify in place of petraeus thursday. >>> certainly a lot of unanswered questions tonight. one, being why it took so long for general petraeus to resign long after his affair was discov
he led a distinguished 37 year career in the u.s. army eventually leading the u.s. military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan. president obama issuing a statement saying, "my thoughts and prayers are with dave and holly petraeus who has done so much to help military families through her own work. i wish them the very best at this difficult time." general petraeus was sworn in as cia director in september, 2011. his resignation comes just days ahead of key congressional hearings about...
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john leonardo, the u.s. attorney for arizona, said prosecutors decided not to seek couple punishment because of his mental-health -- capital punishment because of his mental health. >> for those family members of those who were killed and those who survived, we hope to finalize a reduction of this case will be a positive step toward their healing process -- physically, emotionally, psychologically. it was with them in mind that w entered into this plea agreement with the defendant. we also believe the sentence is appropriate in light of jared loughner's severe mental illness. it seems likely that mr. loughner -- had he not suffered from mental illness, he would not have committed these horrific crimes. at thursday's court hearing, loughner it is a number of his victims, including ron barber. >> and then i turned to mr. loughner and said, "i hold you publish i hold no hatred for you, but i am very, very angry and sick at heart about what you did and hurt you have imposed on all of us." i told him that he must
john leonardo, the u.s. attorney for arizona, said prosecutors decided not to seek couple punishment because of his mental-health -- capital punishment because of his mental health. >> for those family members of those who were killed and those who survived, we hope to finalize a reduction of this case will be a positive step toward their healing process -- physically, emotionally, psychologically. it was with them in mind that w entered into this plea agreement with the defendant. we...
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for the last four quarters, many japanese models turned to the u.s. markets. next year in p the business should probably decelerate a bit as these positives move into the rear view mirror. it's not about who is selling new cars versus used ones. it's about who can open new stores. carmax, turbo charge growth story, they plan on expanding from 110 locations to over 300. 10% square footage growth over the year. think of carmax as a regional and national used car retailer. many expenses associated with opening new stores should peak by the middle of next year. autonation can't start opening up new dealerships whenever it wants. autonation generally operates franchises for the automakers. autonation is a closely held stock. rbs partners own 38% of the company. in the past, autonation had discipline and patient buyback. carmax just announced its first share repurchase at the end of october which indicates management is feeling bullish about the company's prospects. if you're looking for a way to play the booming domestic auto business, i say carmax is the better bu
for the last four quarters, many japanese models turned to the u.s. markets. next year in p the business should probably decelerate a bit as these positives move into the rear view mirror. it's not about who is selling new cars versus used ones. it's about who can open new stores. carmax, turbo charge growth story, they plan on expanding from 110 locations to over 300. 10% square footage growth over the year. think of carmax as a regional and national used car retailer. many expenses associated...
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enrollment grew six percent last year, with 765,000 students on u.s. campuses. it is because of a 23% increase in students from china. >>> a russian grandmother did not need red riding hood to save her from the big bad wolf. she fought off and killed the wolf with her hands and an axe. she ran out to shoo it away and it turned on her. she hit it on the hand using an axe. >>> the opening of two new double slide bypass tunnels on the san mateo coast has been delayed again. completion is delayed to early next year. it will allow more time for inspections and the testing of electronic systems. this is at least the third delay for the $350 million project. >>> on the loose, a ktvu special report. a large number of criminals that are violating their parole and may be living in your neighborhood. >>> and in a few minutes, there is no fog at the coast, but a computer model shows clouds and rain moving in as we go into the middle of the week. details coming up. . >>> when is comes to marijuana, governor brown is saying the feds should back off california. >>> plus the ga
enrollment grew six percent last year, with 765,000 students on u.s. campuses. it is because of a 23% increase in students from china. >>> a russian grandmother did not need red riding hood to save her from the big bad wolf. she fought off and killed the wolf with her hands and an axe. she ran out to shoo it away and it turned on her. she hit it on the hand using an axe. >>> the opening of two new double slide bypass tunnels on the san mateo coast has been delayed again....
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the u.s. network tnt brought it back with a new generation of ewings and hagman came back, too, returning as j.r. once again. critics say he was the best thing about "dallas." but explaining the character's appeal, hagman once said the time is right for a real bad guy and i'm it. >> have a good day, master. >> i'm going to have a wonderful day. >> reporter: it was a good guy who larry hagman blasted into people's living rooms playing astronaut tony nelson on "i dream of jeannie." the show was a hit in the 1960s and is still popular in syndication. even as a kid, hagman orbited in showbiz as the son of peter pan star mary martin, his movie roles included "up the cellar." >> i'm moving up now. >> reporter: it was only after mill amming a huge contract from the producers of "dallas" that hagman became immensely wealthy. he had houses, cars, vices, two of them included drinking and smoking. he smoked for 24 years, gave it up and became an anti-smoking activist and smokesman for the american cancer
the u.s. network tnt brought it back with a new generation of ewings and hagman came back, too, returning as j.r. once again. critics say he was the best thing about "dallas." but explaining the character's appeal, hagman once said the time is right for a real bad guy and i'm it. >> have a good day, master. >> i'm going to have a wonderful day. >> reporter: it was a good guy who larry hagman blasted into people's living rooms playing astronaut tony nelson on "i...
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the u.s. and saudi arabia to cooperate a lot on counterterrorism, on the gcc initiative to get the power not only the thing is how do you get this desperately poor country running out of everything all but once given the chance to get back on its feet. we are still working together on that. the big issues you to brief the next secretary on our iran sanctions and syria. the imposition of the current set of sanctions wouldn't have been possible without such a deal last november but if the sanctions led to iran losing up to or a little more than half of its oil exports, with saudi arabia be willing to step in and make those exports and i think with a caveat that we probably can't make up all of iran's exports whether it be a mechanism to totally shut them down because that would take the saudi production right up and leave no spare capacity which tends to be a driver for the higher oil prices. so, as the sanctions have come about, we had some bumps in the oil market particularly in the spring in
the u.s. and saudi arabia to cooperate a lot on counterterrorism, on the gcc initiative to get the power not only the thing is how do you get this desperately poor country running out of everything all but once given the chance to get back on its feet. we are still working together on that. the big issues you to brief the next secretary on our iran sanctions and syria. the imposition of the current set of sanctions wouldn't have been possible without such a deal last november but if the...
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u.s. consulate in benghazi. rice will sit down with senators john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayotte. >> that should be fun. >> that could be really awkward. they all accuse her of misleading the country in her initial account of the attack. in recent days, senator mccain has softened his criticism, and rice insists that she was relying on talking points from the intelligence community. last night senator graham rejected her defense but says he's open to today's meeting. >> she asked to meet with us, and i will listen to what she has to say about her role in benghazi, but i can tell you this. the more i know about benghazi, the more upset i am that the consulate was even open on september 11th. when you look at the history and the reporting coming out of libya about the dangers, it should never have been open or heavily reinforced. after the attack, i think the story we were told about a spontaneous event caused by video where a mob turned into a riot is less credible than ever. >> s
u.s. consulate in benghazi. rice will sit down with senators john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayotte. >> that should be fun. >> that could be really awkward. they all accuse her of misleading the country in her initial account of the attack. in recent days, senator mccain has softened his criticism, and rice insists that she was relying on talking points from the intelligence community. last night senator graham rejected her defense but says he's open to today's meeting....
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today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how the alliance between iraq and iran play into the occasion. >> right now iran has its hands full. it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fastidiously stated. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of t
today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i...
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. >> there is only one statewide race for u.s. senate. incumbent democrat ben cardin easily won a second term. here are some of the other house race is we are keeping an eye on, including this one in the sixth district between roscoe bartlett and democrat elaney. lani redistricting might make -- made here is a look at district 1 where andy harris is running for reelection, and he will be headed back to the house of representatives. >> ruppersberger retain his seat. sarbanes so winds. but democratic incumbent donna edwards won in the fourth congressional district and district 5, house minority whip steny loiter faced three challengers in this election, but once again he wins the seat in the house. >> representative elijah cummings has served in the challengers. represented chris van hollen also won reelection, fending off three challengers in his race. >> debra wiener is that m&t bank stadium with the democrats this evening. how are people feeling there this evening? >> they just read the numbers and it is clear for the local races, it was
. >> there is only one statewide race for u.s. senate. incumbent democrat ben cardin easily won a second term. here are some of the other house race is we are keeping an eye on, including this one in the sixth district between roscoe bartlett and democrat elaney. lani redistricting might make -- made here is a look at district 1 where andy harris is running for reelection, and he will be headed back to the house of representatives. >> ruppersberger retain his seat. sarbanes so...
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he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that you have done for me and for our precious -- >> reporter: the general is married with a sterling record but on a flight to australia monday night aides to defense secretary leon panetta said there was a dramatic turn in the case. fbi investigators uncovered potentially inappropriate communications be
he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only...
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. >>> let's head to wall street where u.s. and asian markets suffered hard losses. the dow plunged 312, the s&p fell 33, the nasdaq tumbled 74. in tokyo the nikkei sank 135 points while in hong kong the hang sang shot down 532. in post election day drop for the dow, it was the fifth largest since 1900. as wall street responded to the elections with the sell-off that congress and the fears won't be able to avoid the fiscal cliff we told you about earlier. >>> a california judge refused to issue a preliminary injunction to stop dish network's digital video recorder. airlines could be stuffed like turkeys this thanksgiving as an airline trade group estimates travel will be on the rise with ought most 24 million travelers flying from friday, november 16 through tuesday, the 27th. >>> legal marijuana which voters in washington and colorado approved could become big business generating millions in tax dollars. colorado's governor joked it's too early to break out those cheetos and goldfish. hang on. the federal government may sue to stop it. >>> dc entertainment is going
. >>> let's head to wall street where u.s. and asian markets suffered hard losses. the dow plunged 312, the s&p fell 33, the nasdaq tumbled 74. in tokyo the nikkei sank 135 points while in hong kong the hang sang shot down 532. in post election day drop for the dow, it was the fifth largest since 1900. as wall street responded to the elections with the sell-off that congress and the fears won't be able to avoid the fiscal cliff we told you about earlier. >>> a california...
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well as legal reporter in mill hisor at think progress notes of the total votes cast and counted in u.s. house races around the nation democrats received more than a half million more votes than republicans despite all the voter suppression efforts in pennsylvania for example president obama won by five points but democrats only got five of that state's eighteen congressional districts same in virginia where obama won yet democrats only won three of eleven house districts and the same in florida why because in two thousand and ten when republicans took power in many state legislatures they gerrymandered the heck out of their states isolating and neutralizing huge regions of democratic voters as well pennsylvania's gerrymandered districts look like it doesn't look like a state that president obama won by five points tuesday but thanks to republican efforts before the election congressional districts were carved up to benefit republicans and with a five four decision the hard right extremists on our supreme court let them get away with it despite it clearly being a violation of the first
well as legal reporter in mill hisor at think progress notes of the total votes cast and counted in u.s. house races around the nation democrats received more than a half million more votes than republicans despite all the voter suppression efforts in pennsylvania for example president obama won by five points but democrats only got five of that state's eighteen congressional districts same in virginia where obama won yet democrats only won three of eleven house districts and the same in...
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and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >>> welcome back. >> here are the headlines. >> president obama rolls to re-election in a second term, defeating mitt romney despite the weak u.s. economy and persistently high unemployment. >
and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the...
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word from the u.s. geological survey 5.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern kentucky, the center of the quake is in whitesburg. to put that in context, the one that hit in mineral, virginia was 5.8 magnitude. we'll follow this store store. new polling may show us what went wrong for mitt romney on election night. don't go away. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicid
word from the u.s. geological survey 5.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern kentucky, the center of the quake is in whitesburg. to put that in context, the one that hit in mineral, virginia was 5.8 magnitude. we'll follow this store store. new polling may show us what went wrong for mitt romney on election night. don't go away. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup...
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. >> the u.s. election is a top story today outside the u.s. with coverage all over television, newspapers and websites. extremely thorough and extensive. in fact, virtually every foreign news organization has on its website a prom gent section devoted to the u.s. election. that's tough for americans to imagine that we would pay that much attention to another country's political contest. the times here in london tells us that their u.s. election section is now their most clicked outside of their home page and views of it have gone up about 500% since august. how much does this matter? yesterday, across europe markets declined amid the uncertainty over how the u.s. election would turn out. part of the reason for all this attention is that so many people in so many countries are looking for a catalyst for change in their own nations through what happens in the u.s. tonight around the world there will be live watch parties. looking at coverage that stations are carrying live from the u.s. and that will happen in the middle of the night here. lynn?
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the u.s. can play a very important role in this. it can exert a tremendous amount of leverage on the israelis to avoid a ground invasion of the gaza strip. while the u.s. does believe that israel has a right too defend itself there is a widening belief here among many, this is what is being communicated to the u.s. by egyptian officials, that a ground invasion and further military escalation will not solve this. we've been down this road before. >> go ahead, ayman. if you're still there. >> i'm still here. i was saying that they've been down this road before, used the military option back in 2008, and previously it hasn't solved the gaza problem and so many people are saying that this has to stop. to really think of a new paradigm shift in how to solve the crisis in gaza and the larger with the israeli/palestinian conflict. >> yesterday we were talking about the americans passively having too light a footprint in the region, against the backdrop of the president in southeast asia. we know from
the u.s. can play a very important role in this. it can exert a tremendous amount of leverage on the israelis to avoid a ground invasion of the gaza strip. while the u.s. does believe that israel has a right too defend itself there is a widening belief here among many, this is what is being communicated to the u.s. by egyptian officials, that a ground invasion and further military escalation will not solve this. we've been down this road before. >> go ahead, ayman. if you're still there....
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yesterday u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, said the resolution would only delay the peace process. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership. it does not. this resolution does not establish that palestine is a state. >> a leading concern for israel is that the palestinians could now use the status to access the u.n.'s international criminal court, pressing it to investigate israel's practices in the occupied territories. >>> in washington, lawmakers are already threatening to cut millions of dollars in aid to the palestinians should they use their new status to go after israel. >>> the united states senate is ready to consider broad new economic sanctions against iran. and they are aimed at choking off that country's energy and shipping sectors that are believed to keep its nuclear program afloat. yesterday the u.s. gave tehran a march de
yesterday u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, said the resolution would only delay the peace process. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership. it does not. this resolution does not establish that palestine is a state. >> a leading concern for israel is that the palestinians could now use the status to access the u.n.'s...
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egypt used to be a key u.s. ally in times like this. but tonight the egyptians are taking sides and analysts say it could make things very complicated. plus, president obama and congressional leaders trying to cut a deal to keep us all from plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> harris: two men burst into a store and pistol whip the clerk. they don't even get any cash. our top story on a fox trip across america. massachusetts. the store's owner says security cameras show a lookout man. then two more guys rush in. one pointing a gun at the clerk. they run behind the counter and whack him in the head with the gun. then another customer comes in and the crooks take off without any money. >> he's going to be all right. he's just got a few stitches. >> harris: the suspects still on the run. >>> indiana. a man dressed as a cat walks no a gas station. security cameras catching the whole thing of the he's with a couple of friends holding their smart phones behi
egypt used to be a key u.s. ally in times like this. but tonight the egyptians are taking sides and analysts say it could make things very complicated. plus, president obama and congressional leaders trying to cut a deal to keep us all from plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> harris: two men burst into a store and pistol whip the clerk. they don't even get any cash. our top story on a fox trip across...
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we have now given up as republicans five u.s. senate seats in two elections because the nominees in those seats were unqualified to serve in the united states senate from an intellectual and knowledge level and from a social extremism level. their candidacies were rejected not just by swing voters, but by a lot of republican voters as well. if you look now at the functional majority of democrats in the u.s. senate republicans should understand that when you nominate people like murdoch in indiana, todd aiken in missouri. christine o'donnell. is it possible to advance a conservative agenda in the country. in order to advance a conservative agenda you need to be able to win elections. let's talk about this idea of conservatism tonight. conserves for too many voters have become the same as absolute loonyness over the last couple of election cycles. and we have a problem in the republican party that the democrats had to deal with in the 1970's and 1980's when our policy makers and our elected political lead 76ers are scared to death
we have now given up as republicans five u.s. senate seats in two elections because the nominees in those seats were unqualified to serve in the united states senate from an intellectual and knowledge level and from a social extremism level. their candidacies were rejected not just by swing voters, but by a lot of republican voters as well. if you look now at the functional majority of democrats in the u.s. senate republicans should understand that when you nominate people like murdoch in...
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only the third female justice in all of u.s. history. >> history was made when elena kagan was sworn in. she will be the court's third woman member. >> president obama is signing the start treaty, one of his key foreign policy goals that cuts arsenals by one-third. more than nine years after the september 11th attacks, first responders who were sickened at ground zero will have federal health benefits. president obama signed the bill on sunday. >> today the president also put pen to paper, signing the repeal of the ban on guys in the military. >> your country needs you, your country wants you, and we will be honored to welcome you into the finest ranks the world has ever known. >> don't ask don't tell, that had been blocked in washington for too long, a e treaty with russia, two women appointed to the supreme court including the first hispanic supreme court justice in this nation's history. all of that was all accomplished in the first two years of his presidency. and then came the 2010 midterms and the house went to the republi
only the third female justice in all of u.s. history. >> history was made when elena kagan was sworn in. she will be the court's third woman member. >> president obama is signing the start treaty, one of his key foreign policy goals that cuts arsenals by one-third. more than nine years after the september 11th attacks, first responders who were sickened at ground zero will have federal health benefits. president obama signed the bill on sunday. >> today the president also put...
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the iconic skating rink you see it has the map there of the u.s. with state icing over in red or blue as the race will be called by the nbc news decision desk. red and blue banners are going to rise up in front of the building as each campaign climbs toward 270. where else would you want to be on election night than right here? our coverage live in democracy plaza continues after the break. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears thr
the iconic skating rink you see it has the map there of the u.s. with state icing over in red or blue as the race will be called by the nbc news decision desk. red and blue banners are going to rise up in front of the building as each campaign climbs toward 270. where else would you want to be on election night than right here? our coverage live in democracy plaza continues after the break. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our...
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if lawmakers fail to reach a deal to stop the u.s. economy from going over the fiscal cliff, it could lead to significantly higher college costs for many families. we will tell you why and what to do about it in today's take-charge consumer protection segment. we wanted to look at how your family can protect itself. joining us, the president of diversified consultants, dominic, thank you for coming in. first of all, let's start with what the fiscal cliff has to do with college tuition and parents and kids trying to pay it. >> we were sitting here a year ago and congress and the president couldn't agree how to solve the major issues in this country. so they created a fiscal nuclear bomb. they literally stuffed everything that was important to us, the citizens, important to them -- things like funding for college, things like education, things like social security -- they stuffed it into a big nuclear bomb and said it's going on blow up on december 31, unless we do something, this is where we are today, being forced to address the issue
if lawmakers fail to reach a deal to stop the u.s. economy from going over the fiscal cliff, it could lead to significantly higher college costs for many families. we will tell you why and what to do about it in today's take-charge consumer protection segment. we wanted to look at how your family can protect itself. joining us, the president of diversified consultants, dominic, thank you for coming in. first of all, let's start with what the fiscal cliff has to do with college tuition and...
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the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus is on them to cease their rocket attacks so that this de-escalation can take place. >> suarez: earlier, i spoke with the israeli ambassador to the united states michael oren to discuss the latest developments. ambassador, what's the latest from tel aviv? where the strikes accurate? have missiles actually hit the city and is anyone snurt >> thankfully nobody was hurt. the rockets struck in the greater tel aviv area. the alarms went off. the sirens, prime minister netanyahu was in the city at the time to a bomb shelter and now this simply means that 4.5 million israelis-- over half the population of the state of israel-- has come under rocket fire from terrorists within gaza >> suarez: does this represent a significant of abilitys in the range of people who would shoot in israeli ci
the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus is on them to cease their rocket attacks so that this de-escalation can take place. >> suarez: earlier, i spoke with the israeli ambassador to the united states michael oren to discuss the latest developments. ambassador, what's the latest from tel aviv? where the...
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the vice president served 36 years in the u.s. senate serving the first state and returned to the polling place where he's cast ballots in many of the previous races. >> this is the eighth time i have run statewide in delaware and it's always a kick. i hope everyone exercises their right to vote. this is a great honor and people are standing in line in a lot of placeis. i encourage them to stand in line as long as they have to. >> reporter: after all of the speeches, ads, rallies, conventions and debates, it coming down to election day. today on the trail, november 6th, 2012. >> we're going to bring in fox 5 political analyst mark platkin. i want to zero in on the state of virginia right now. we have 27 minutes before the poll comes to a close tonight and specifically, let's look at nowhere virginia, the big four. loudoun county, fairfax county, arlington, prince william -- of those four, where is it most critical for either one of these candidates to lock up a victory to, in essence, bring northern virginia into the column and be
the vice president served 36 years in the u.s. senate serving the first state and returned to the polling place where he's cast ballots in many of the previous races. >> this is the eighth time i have run statewide in delaware and it's always a kick. i hope everyone exercises their right to vote. this is a great honor and people are standing in line in a lot of placeis. i encourage them to stand in line as long as they have to. >> reporter: after all of the speeches, ads, rallies,...
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the u.s. passport, with a $5 bill, it would help the process. the employer has to take his identification documents. it is cumbersome, it is troubling. our temporary worker program is the biggest portion -- temporary worker, a guest worker, what have you. it has to be as 0 impact item. the american worker is number one. only if the american worker is not available for the trouble we go for the guest worker. -- only if the american worker is not available will we go for the guest worker. as an employer, we lay someone off and they go to the texas workforce commission and that is where the at the unemployment benefits. nobody knows who is unemployed more than the texas workforce commission. nobody knows the job creators better than the texas workforce commission. if they were able to administer the guest worker program instead of coming to the disney will of government, it would be a much more efficient process. we need to work with the thought of government to streamline the process and make su
the u.s. passport, with a $5 bill, it would help the process. the employer has to take his identification documents. it is cumbersome, it is troubling. our temporary worker program is the biggest portion -- temporary worker, a guest worker, what have you. it has to be as 0 impact item. the american worker is number one. only if the american worker is not available for the trouble we go for the guest worker. -- only if the american worker is not available will we go for the guest worker. as an...
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the u.s. added more than 1 million nairs under obama. that's 1,000 millionaires a day, or 40 millionaires an hour. now, in total there are now more than 5 million nairs in the u.s., 19 trillion in total wealth. the u.s. added more millionaires in obama's first three years than george busch created in his eight years. the obama gains are on par roughly clinton's second term, that was the big bull market earthquake the dot com boom. stock markets dried most of the growth decline in millionaires, the market rebounded in 2009 and 2010 gave us all those new millionaires, so, millionaires have done well under obama but as one of my readers wrote to me, brian, bernanke did more to create millionaires than barack obama. >> pretty much like dropping those million dollar -- >> it has. >> dollars from the sky, right? >> in order to take advantage of asset inflation, you have to have assets. >> that's right. most of the millionaires will lean toward romney. the top issues for voters are the national defic
the u.s. added more than 1 million nairs under obama. that's 1,000 millionaires a day, or 40 millionaires an hour. now, in total there are now more than 5 million nairs in the u.s., 19 trillion in total wealth. the u.s. added more millionaires in obama's first three years than george busch created in his eight years. the obama gains are on par roughly clinton's second term, that was the big bull market earthquake the dot com boom. stock markets dried most of the growth decline in millionaires,...
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it is considered the largest cyber attack against the state tax department in u.s. history. both state and federal agencies are now investigating. >>> stay with us now. news4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> and now, this is "news4 today." >>> developing right now, reignited. the massive flames that flared up in d.c. causing crews to call for backup. >> welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, november 1st, 2012. the death toll continues to climb four days after sandy made landfall. so far, the storm claimed 74 lives. more than five million homes and businesses are without power across the east coast. most of those outages are in the new york area. meantime, president obama saw the damage on the jersey shore firs
it is considered the largest cyber attack against the state tax department in u.s. history. both state and federal agencies are now investigating. >>> stay with us now. news4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> and now, this is "news4 today." >>> developing right now, reignited. the massive flames that flared up in d.c. causing crews to call for backup. >> welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, november 1st, 2012. the death toll continues...
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the u.s. petraeus added that u.n. ambassador susan rice had specific talking points for media outlets which did not include the terrorist plot because it was classified information. >>> a new report shows jill kelly the woman who helped launch the petraeus scandal visited the white house three times in the past year. she and her sister were invited by mid level staffers they met at the airforce base in florida. kelly also referenced petraeus and general john allen in e-mails to tampa's mayor and said the two generals were telling her to stop a local shock jock threatening to destroy a koran. petraeus resigned after admitting to an affair with his biographer paula broadwell. the affair became public after kelly received threatening e-mails from broadwell. >>> railroad crossing signals will be tested today in a small texas town where a train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans. it had the flat bed trailer carrying the veterans and their families. witnesses say the crossing gate
the u.s. petraeus added that u.n. ambassador susan rice had specific talking points for media outlets which did not include the terrorist plot because it was classified information. >>> a new report shows jill kelly the woman who helped launch the petraeus scandal visited the white house three times in the past year. she and her sister were invited by mid level staffers they met at the airforce base in florida. kelly also referenced petraeus and general john allen in e-mails to tampa's...
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it's true that the u.s. matters. but let me use this rally today to help you understand the world of expectations. not reality. not reality at all, but expectations. >> house of pleasure. >> and how do expectations matter so much more than what has already happened? we're in the midst of earnings season. the bulk of industrial technology concerns are already reported. the first was that the united states was holding its own. maybe getting a little better. powerful consumer spend. the fiscal cliff looming but still the positive. second was that europe's a disaster and the most important thing you can do is distance yourself from the continent. ask companies like alcoa and ford. the third, that china had become a big disappointment. yeah, china. and it wasn't going to turn around any time soon. certainly not in time to help 2012. this pessimism came from a decline in orders. they all articulated such on a recent conference call. companies that have been optimistic that china was about to turn, that the growth was about
it's true that the u.s. matters. but let me use this rally today to help you understand the world of expectations. not reality. not reality at all, but expectations. >> house of pleasure. >> and how do expectations matter so much more than what has already happened? we're in the midst of earnings season. the bulk of industrial technology concerns are already reported. the first was that the united states was holding its own. maybe getting a little better. powerful consumer spend....